According to a 2019 report from Beaming, UK businesses are seeing an average of 146,491 attempted cyber attacks. That works out at about one attack every minute, and no company is too big or too small. Whereas hackers used to focus their efforts on huge organisations working with lots of juicy top secret information, they’re now just as interested in small businesses with just a few staff and what might be mistakenly viewed as “boring” data.

A “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) policy is an essential document for anyone whose employees work remotely. It will help you keep your data safe and clearly explain to your staff members what’s expected of them. Get your free policy to implement into your business.

Picture the scene. It’s your first day back from annual leave, and you’re going through all your emails and updates from the past couple of weeks. A quick scan of your business bank account shows a four figure payment to a supplier you haven’t heard of, so you check in with the finance manager to see what happened.

The vast majority of cyber security breaches are designed encrypt corporate data.  And as more are happening every day, governments all over the world are tightening up their data protection legislation. This has already happened here with the GDPR, and it’s more important than ever before to make sure your data is properly stored. Some of the most common places data is kept include..

The bottom line is that without a thorough password policy, robust security and a healthy attitude towards password management being promoted throughout your organisation, your business is at a major risk of attack.The good news is that it doesn’t have to be a huge headache or cost a fortune to get everything in order and create an environment where people understand the importance of security.

The bottom line is that without a thorough password policy, robust security and a healthy attitude towards password management being promoted throughout your organisation, your business is at a major risk of attack.The good news is that it doesn’t have to be a huge headache or cost a fortune to get everything in order and create an environment where people understand the importance of security.

According to the head of cyber and economic crime at the City of London Police, hacking is the biggest threat of today. Computer hacking is the biggest threat of our time. The reason cyber crime is so popular with criminals is that the anonymity of the internet makes it easy to go unnoticed and commit crimes without the danger of anyone recognising your face.

A simple task that’s ideal for lazy Friday afternoons is a quick password change. It only takes a couple of minutes, but it can protect your business from a cyber attack. Here’s a few of our top tips for strong passwords

Viruses are a lot more sophisticated and harder to spot than they used to be, so just because you don’t have a million pop ups all over your screen you can’t assume you’re safe.  There are lots of other signs you’ve been hacked, such as slow devices, sudden shut downs/restarts and unexpected changes to the appearance of your screen. For the full list of 11 tell-tale signs, read our guide